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Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Third-Party Breach (October 2023)

πŸ“… 2023-10-01 🏒 TransForm
Primary Source β†—

Incident Details

Cyberattack on health services provider impacts 5 Canadian hospitals. A cyberattack on shared service provider TransForm has impacted operations in five hospitals in Ontario, Canada, impacting patient care and causing appointments to be rescheduled. TransForm is a not-for-profit, shared service organization founded by five hospitals in Erie St. Clair, Ontario, to manage their IT, supply chain, and accounts payable. Yesterday, the service provider released a statement stating that their IT systems are experiencing an outage due to a cyberattack. Third-party company: TransForm.

Technical Details

Initial Attack Vector
Compromise of third-party service provider / vendor relationship
Vendor / Product
TransForm
Supply Chain Attack
βœ… Confirmed third-party / vendor compromise

Timeline

  1. 2023-10-01 Breach occurred
  2. 2023-10-24 Publicly disclosed